overwatch

[ oh-ver-woch ]

verb (used with object)

1. to watch over.
2. Archaic. to weary by keeping awake.

overwatch

/ ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ /

verb

1. to watch over
2. archaic.
   to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep

Other Words From

• over·watcher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overwatch¹

First recorded in 1555–65; over- + watch

Example Sentences

Ogden drones have also been used to pinpoint hot spots after wildland fires, locate missing persons, and fly “overwatch” for SWAT team raids.

From MIT Technology Review

U.S. tanks parked at the edge of its main street, providing ironclad overwatch.

From The Daily Beast

Like legendary sentinels of a vanished past, they seem to overwatch the valley.

From Project Gutenberg